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Can a Cocoa Cassava Bar Help Stop Cough?

Posted on September 16th, 2009 by admin  |  4 Comments »

Chocolate is arguably the world’s best-loved sweet. But did you know that chocolate can also help relieve cough? British researchers have discovered that theobromine, an alkaloid substance present in cocoa which is chemically related to caffeine, is almost three times more effective in stopping persistent cough than codeine, which is recognized as the best cough [...]